Mystic Seaport Light is a lighthouse at the south end of Mystic Seaport, 2 miles upriver from Noank, Connecticut. The light is a two-story white shingled structured topped with a glass-enclosed lantern and is a replica of the 1901 Brant Point Light.—Wikipedia—This image was processed as Black and White composition.
Art In the Orchard is a walking sculpture trail which winds through fruit gardens of Park Hill Orchard in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Park Hill Orchard is a working fruit farm and the sculpture exhibition begins and ends with their harvest season.—parkhillorchard.com
Nashawannuck Pond was originally created in 1847 by the Williston-Knight Button Company to answer the need for an abundant, steady water source by area industrial mills. By damming three tributaries in Easthampton, Massachusetts - the Broad Brook, White Brook and Wilton Brook, the mills thrived. The pond was named after Samuel Williston's company, The Nashawannuck Manufacturing Company, makers of the popular "elastic suspenders". Samuel Williston also founded the Williston-Northampton School, a private school located near the town center. The pond was the hub of activity for many families who grew up enjoying the pond for fishing, ice skating, boating and swimming. The pond was eventually purchased by the town of Easthampton. Easthampton is a city in Hampshire County, in the state of Massachusetts. The city is on the southeastern edge of the Pioneer Valley near the five colleges in the college towns of Northampton and Amherst. Easthampton was first settled by European immigrants beginning in 1664 and was originally part of Northampton. In 1785, the village of Easthampton was formally named its own separate political entity, and in 1809, it officially became a town.— nashawannuckpond.org and Wikipedia—This image was processed as an HDR (High Dynamic Range) composition.
